The #5/5-ranked Tennessee Lady Vols open the 2006-07 season facing system sister school Chattanooga in Thompson-Boling Arena on Sun., Nov. 12 at 3:00 p.m. The Lady Vols won their two preseason exhibition contests defeating Carson-Newman by a whopping 104-49 margin and the Houston Jaguars by 101-51 score.
LADY VOLS AT A GLANCE
This is the Lady Vols' 33rd season under Head Coach Pat Summitt...She has compiled a staggering 913-177 overall record... Collected her 900th coaching win with a 80-68 decision over #19-ranked Vanderbilt on Jan. 19, 2006... She passed Dean Smith (879 wins) for most NCAA collegiate basketball wins of all-time with a 75-54 victory over Purdue on Mar. 22, 2005 ...Her 2005-06 squad advanced to the NCAA Elite...Finished with a 31-5 overall record and were the SEC Tournament Champions...
This season, UT returned six letterwinners, welcomed a senior manager turned player, two junior college transfers and a pair of rookies...The 2006-07 season will mark the Lady Vol debut for former senior manager #10 Elizabeth Curry, JC transfers #00 Shannon Bobbitt and #33 Alberta Auguste...True freshman, #2 Cait McMahan, a 5-4 guard from Maryville, Tenn., and #34 Nicci Moats, a 6-2 forward from Daleville, Va., will also see their first action in the Orange and White this season as well...
THE 4-1-1 ON THE LADY MOCS
The Chattanooga Lady Mocs opened their season on Fri., Nov. 10 with a 80-56 win over Austin Peay at the McKenzie Arena on the UTC campus. They were led in scoring by 6-1 junior forward Alex Anderson who tossed in 23 points.. The Lady Mocs were picked to finish second in the 2007 Southern Conference behind UNC Greensboro by a slim 74-73 margin. Chattanooga won its only preseason exhibition game with a 71-51 victory over nearby Lee University on Nov. 6. Last season, Chattanooga was 27-4 overall and SoCon Champions. The Lady Mocs advanced to the NCAA Tournament and lost in the first round to Kentucky, 69-59.
LADY VOL BASKETBALL OPENS SEASON AGAINST CHATTANOOGA
11-11-2006, 09:30 PM
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